Posted on 10/07/2016 22:54
Hiya. We will soon be heading to Europe for an adventure with our van. I have read loads of posts on here which have been brilliant for advice. I have read about polarity and purchased a tester but I'm not sure what to do if it's not ok. Does it mean no electric while we are on that pitch?
Posted on 24/10/2016 19:14
During more than 20 yrs of motoroaming abroad I may well have had a reverse polarity supply but I don't have a tester so carry on in ignorant bliss.
In highly irresponsible bliss, some might say, but as with many things in life I tend to rely on my own experiences, not the neurotic 'what if?' scenarios of well-meaning and highly skilled 'experts' (although this thread has convinced me to buy a tester
).
More clutter for the 'hardware locker' I suppose.
Posted on 24/10/2016 19:59
Maplins are selling off end of line socket testers for £2.99 today.
Thanks DD, just ordered one.
£2.99 plus £3 for delivery by post, but it would cost me far more than that (probably a tenner or more) in fuel and parking if I drove to my nearest Maplin in Brighton to collect one.
Posted on 25/10/2016 12:00
Well, well, well. This morning I decided to plug my new toy into a socket in the MH and the +/- showed as being reversed. The MH is currently on our drive looking forlorn and sad waiting for its next outing. A quick check of the old EHU cable I have been using for at least seven years showed the wires in the socket to be reversed. Two minutes with a screw driver and all is now good. One caravans and two MH's have lived off this cable whilst on the drive and none have come to any harm.
nor you, im glad to say, i hate drinking alone
especially if cycling all that way, lol
Posted on 25/10/2016 12:09
Well, well, well. This morning I decided to plug my new toy into a socket in the MH and the +/- showed as being reversed. The MH is currently on our drive looking forlorn and sad waiting for its next outing. A quick check of the old EHU cable I have been using for at least seven years showed the wires in the socket to be reversed. Two minutes with a screw driver and all is now good. One caravans and two MH's have lived off this cable whilst on the drive and none have come to any harm.
Well, dang me, there's a thing! Ignorance is bliss, so forth.
Have you tried it in a socket in the house as perhaps the tester itself is reversed/faulty. (You know, .....made in China.....£2.99....being sold as a Special Offer......) ?
Maybe your EHU was o.k. and you've now reversed it
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